dixon, i'm detective johnson with the lubbock police department. we've got a case down in lubbock, and i'm needing to talk to you about it. >> i told him, it's richelle's boyfriend. and his first thing was oh, i don't know anything about him. >> i don't know anything about him. i haven't talked to her in months and months. >> and i was like, okay, well, that's a little odd because in our interview with richelle she told us that he knew about the relationship. >> yeah, i'll be honest with you. i loved, loved, loved that woman. i really did. >> he was obsessed with richelle. he had a lot of problems getting over this break-up. he just couldn't seem to let her >> for detective zach johnson alarm bells were sounding. >> i really had fallen head over heels. in fact, made a lot of life changes for her. >> he's very up front about yeah, i wanted her back. >> reporter: dixon recalls how their relationship ended when he failed to propose to richelle on her birthday and instead gave her a subscription to a tea of the month club. >> and she went ballistic and

with "a last dance in texas." >>> lubbock, texas. haley shepard, the hit man's daughter, is on the stand. she takes the jury back three years. and you'll see why. it's a hot summer night in amarillo, texas. her father, dave shepard, treats his daughters to a fancy steak dinner, served with a side of suspicion. >> he had some money. i got a nice steak. >> reporter: shepard's daughters say that night their typically cash-poor father bragged about buying a new grill and new tires for his suv. >> dad had money out of the blue. he just randomly had money. and he didn't ever have money. >> reporter: for his older daughter haley there was also a brand new cell phone. >> we all asked him, how do you have money? and his words were "i did some work for mike and he paid me early." >> reporter: this time the prosecutor calls her, not her and you think that was a sonnier. >> in retrospect, absolutely. >> reporter: for victim joseph sonnier's family haley's testimony is a game changer. >> she got up there and said, at dinner i asked my dad, i said

and as far as women in lubbock are concerned, unquestionably a catch. he enjoys foreign travel, has a even makes his own perfume. >> he was a single man in his late 40s with disposable income and an empty house. >> he's living the single life and having a fun time. >> so it wasn't about getting married? >> i don't think he would have gotten married again. >> reporter: at 19 sonnier married his high school sweetheart, becky. dallas recalls his happy childhood, with loving parents. >> merry christmas, dad. >> my dad was the most supportive person in my life. my mom was our emotional support. >> merry christmas. >> reporter:. >> he was the one who was going to push us to succeed, push us to follow our dreams. >> reporter: dallas remembers how his father fell apart when his mother walked out on him after 27 years of marriage for another man. >> she was the only person that he had ever been with and ever when they got divorced, it was a shock to him. everything he'd worked for in his life evaporated in one second. >> reporter: his ex-wife, becky, quickly rem

trip to lubbock. >> reporter: they drive the 120-mile stretch of highway between amarillo and lubbock. >> and next thing i know he tells me that richelle and dr. sonnier take these dance classes. and he showed me where the dance class was, where to go. >> reporter: shepard spends lovers. turns out it was shepard who scares richelle in the early morning hours when he's staking out her gym. and it's shepard who in a brazen move breaks into sonnier's back yard and takes this accidental selfie. the flash alerting richelle and sonnier inside. >> it looked like a camera flash. and we kind of shrugged our shoulders and said that was weird. >> reporter: shepard fails to dig up dirt on sonnier. so dixon grows impatient. >> was there a specific act that he was wanting done that -- was that what y'all were discussing? >> yes. >> and what was that? >> he -- he wanted him hurt. into having him killed. >> reporter: after hours of interrogation an exhausted shepard gives police a blowby blow of what happened that night. a full confession. july 10th, 2012 is the last night shepard will stalk his prey

dixon, i'm with the lubbock police department. >> his first thing was, oh, my, i don't know anything about talked to her in months and months. >> okay, well, that's a little accounted, because she told us that he knew about the i'll be honest with you, i love, love, loved that woman. >> for detective johnson, alarm bells were sounding. >> reporter: dixon seems like a likely suspect, but he has an alibi the night of sonar's there's something not right here, this is a huge whodunnit. until a witness comes forward with a name, dave shepherd, who soon confesses to the on the floor, not i check his pulse in his neck. he's dead. >> reporter: he connection to dr. sonar, but with? dr. dixon. >> we just hit it off. >> it was an unlikely romance.ssful plastic surgeon, and shepherd, a divorced, con-man. >> he left his wife for her. you know, she broke upnd he just wanted, i guessing payback. >> reporter: that meant getting rid of the man she he wanted him hurt and then gradually ended up wanting him killed. >> reporter: police arrest dr. dixon for ordering the hit on dr. sonar. but who willieve

i'm just -- tell him how sorry i am. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm ryan smith in lubbock, texas. >> dixon's lawyers still maintain shepherd acted alone and that their client never ordered the hit on dr. sonler. and they are appealing the verdict. >>> up next, from "magic mike" to lip sync battles, channing tatum took the stage and beyonce crashed the party. so who had the fiercer performance? >>> abc news "nightline" brought to you by pfizer. i was able to quit in three months. and that was amazing. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it absolutely reduced my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse or of seizures. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you have these, stop chantix and call your

. >> really, lubbock, texas. i know reese. nice to see you. >> ma'am?tep back just a little. >> i appreciate it, thank. nice to see you. >> you have to win, george! >> republicans wish you the very best. >> that's why i can't be at thaq debate tonight. >> where are you tonight? >> i think montpelier. >> what do you say about not debating? >> i love my wife. she's going to be notedj>o as a esteemed student at smu. there will be other debates. surely, though, people can understand a guy wants to be with his wife. you would like that, wouldn't you? >> thanks a lot. you've got my vote. >> thank you. thanks for coming. thanks. >> the author of that is a convicted felon, according to the newspaper. >> really. >> yeah. i'd be careful. you should go get your money back. >> there is an article in the globe that some of your supporters suggested that you might not be spending enough time in new hampshire, though you're here today, or doing enough grassroots campaigning. can you respond to that? >> yes. i'm doing a lot of grassroots campaigning. in order to win th

lubbock. >> really, lubbock, texas? >> reese. >> i know reese.ank you, governor. >> thanks. nice to see you. >> ma'am, ma'am. >> appreciate it. thanks. nice to see you. >> you have to win. >> well, i'm out there working. >> republicans wish you the very best. >> i'm coming over. that's why i can't be at the debate tonight. >> are you? where are you tonight? >> okay. okay. >> there's a big event that i promised -- yeah. you're high tech. >> oh, what a great idea. >> i'm not debating. >> thank you. >> i love my wife. i'm going to be with my wife. next thursday night she's being honored as distinguished alumna from smu. surely they understand i want to honor my wife. >> obligations. >> there be plenty of debates. december 2nd is a debate. there will be plenty of debates. >> thank y'all. >> surely people understand a guy wants to be with his wife. >> thanks, governor. >> you would like that, wouldn't you? that's why meant. >> best of luck. >> appreciate you. >> god bless you. >> thank you, sir. thank you. >> thanks. yeah. good to see you. >> nice to

>>> williams of lubbock texas cain. >> i've got a surprise for you. >> there he is like a kid trying to put on his coat and coming to mom. kind of like, what's the big deal. doesn't seem enthused. but that will soon change. >> who is that? >> pete! >> wait. has case been missing? did case run away? >> case had been missing for a month. >> anyone else getting the tickles all over? >> and the tickles are going to keep coming. watch this. >> case! case! >> oh, puppy kisses, too. >> the puppy is licking his tears. here's the story. case was lost a month ago, and the family discovered that case was down the street with some neighbors. they found the dog and have been feeding him and keeping him warm for a month. but they were reunited. as you can see here, a video that is viral gold is facebook getting hundreds of thousands of clicks because of this reunion right here. >> such a real moment between a little boy and his dog. >> case. case, i missed you. car incidents. this is a couple years old but getting lots of attention. before it gets in the view of the camera. still not that bad, yet

upper 50s in lubbock and oklahoma city. that weather will get nudged northeast. that system will head east and eventually it will bring rain with it. friday, 70% chance of rain. it won't rain continuously all day. but much of the day we'll have 40% chance of any lingering moisture. then we get in to sunday. right now it's a 50/50 toss here between rain and snow. right now i'm thinking mostly just a light event in terms of any rain or snow. what does come down as snow will likely accumulate in higher elevations at this point. there's still time to watch this. things can change. wind chill down to 33. thankfully the wind is much lighter than it was today. it's calm now. whereas just last hour the winds were up to 13 miles per hour in greenville. the sun has set and that wind has calmed down. 43 degrees right there. warmer winds will turn from the southwest and help bumum our temperatures up in to the 50s the next couple of days. at least tomorrow for asheville and across the western north carolina. you'll have another day in the 50s probably over the upstate again

lubbock texas. taking on texas tech. kevin max -- back -- knocking down this triple. he finished with nine points. texas ball. 82-74. >>> a big day on the gridiron for the gamecocks and tigers. usc getting a four-star receiver , kevin ridley. -- kevin ridley. clemson also lending a big target. shack smith announcing his commitment to the tigers saturday. in the country. both players were part of the under armour all-american game on saturday. and don't forget the panthers look to wrap up on sunday. they take on tampa bay right here. kickoff is set for 4:25. stay with us. jess: hey look, it's those guys. [music] [music] bud: whoa, cute! shawn: shut-up. jess: are you good to drive? shawn: i'm fine. [music] [police siren] jess: how many did you have? shawn: i should be fine. jess: you should be? officer: sir, go ahead and step out of the vehicle for me. shawn: yes, sir. bud: see ya, buddy. today, shawn's got a hearing, we'll see how it goes. good luck! so, it turns out buzzed driving and drunk driving, they're the same thing and it costs around $10,000. >>> welcome back.

>>> williams of lubbock texas has a big surprise for her son cain. >> i've got a surprise for you. >> there he is like a kid trying to put on his coat and coming to mom. kind of like, what's the big deal. doesn't seem enthused. but that will soon change. >> who is that? >> pete! >> wait. has case been missing? did case run away? >> case had been missing for a month. >> anyone else getting the tickles all over? >> and the tickles are going to keep coming. watch this. >> case! case! i missed you. >> oh, puppy kisses, too. >> the puppy is licking his tears. here's the story. case was lost a month ago, and was down the street with some neighbors. they found the dog and have been feeding him and keeping him warm for a month. but they were reunited. as you can see here, a video that is viral gold is facebook getting hundreds of thousands of clicks because of this reunion right here. >> such a real moment between a little boy and his dog. >> case. case, i missed you. >>> two videos of jaw-dropping car incidents. this is a couple years old but getting lots of attention. flies sideways out of